Founded in 2006, Asia Catalyst builds strong civil society and advances the right to health for marginalized groups in Asia. We train leaders of community-based organizations to run effective, sustainable, and democratic organizations, and to conduct rigorous human rights research and advocacy. We are an independent organization that places the needs of marginalized communities at the center of national, regional, and international policy making.

We do this by providing capacity-building training and coaching to small community based organizations in Asia in organizational management skills, human rights documentation and advocacy, and by partnering with groups in the region to conduct research and advocacy to promote the right to health.

Asia Catalyst is a US based not for profit organization with offices in New York, Beijing and Bangkok, and an annual budget of US $900,000.

About the Research Assistant

Reporting to the Director of Partnerships and Programs, the Research assistant will provide research support for three major projects taking place over a six month period from October 2016 to March 2017.

The research assistant will support three major projects:

Best Practice Guide for Advocacy

User- or human-centered design of a virtual platform for community based organizations (CBOs)

Four-city community consultation for a transgender leadership program

Responsibilities

The Research Assistant will be expected to

Complete literature/desktop reviews of published and unpublished reports/how to guides/advocacy manuals

Asia Catalyst works in a wide range of cultural, ethnic, religious, linguistic and geographic contexts. The organization believes that Asia Catalyst can best advance the organization’s mission if staff members reflect as much as possible the tremendous diversity of the communities in which Asia Catalyst works.

Asia Catalyst encourages applications from members of the communities with which we work, including LGBT and gender non-conforming persons, persons with disabilities, persons living with HIV or hepatitis, persons who formerly used drugs or worked as sex workers, and persons from other marginalized groups.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants should submit the following in English to be considered for this vacancy:

Cover letter indicating the position you are applying for, how you heard of this opening, and a summary of relevant experience and qualifications.

Résumé or CV

Unedited writing sample of no more than three pages in English

Unedited writing sample of no more than three pages in Chinese

Contact details of two professional references

Please submit the requested items in one PDF or MS Word file to*Brian Bonci at info@asiacatalyst.org. Zipped files will not be opened. Applicants that do not include all of the requested items will not be considered.*